Necktie frame



June 16, 1925. 1,542,533

P. A. SCHLEMP NECKTIE FRAME Filed April 24, 1924 INVENTOR RA. Schlemp BYATi'ORNEY Patented June 16, 1925..

Y UNITED STATE .PAUL A. SCHLEMP, OF NEW YORK; Y.

. Fram s; of which th following is a speci-o ffication.

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U Application and A ril 24,1924. Serial No. 708,641.

To all whom itmfiy' me V V Be it known that I, PAUL A, SCHLEMP a citizenof the -United States, residing at -'New York, in thecounty' of New Yorkand State of New York, have in'vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Necktie he main object ofthe invention is to provide anto dress, and constitutes frame upon which a. four in-hand knot isformed with a necktie before the lat ter has'beenplaced onthe collar.

Another 0 jectis to provide a modified form of necktie frame so designedas to completely concealthe device when the four-' in-hand knot has beenplaced on" the collar. In both the preferred and modified forms,

characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing. 7

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a view illustrating theapplication ofthe modified type of. device, both types beigure-2 is afront elevational view of the preferred form of necktie frame.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the modified type of necktieframe.

Figure 4 is a sectional elevational view taken on line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of in%used in a similar manner.

the preferred type of device, showinv the four-in-hand knotin theprocess of eing formed.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of the modified type of device,showing the fourin-hand in the process of being formed.

Referring in detail to the drawingtthe numeral 10 indicates a flat,stiff, and -flex1ble celluloid strip. This strip is curvedlongitudinally to-conform to the shape that a collar 11 assumes whenbeing worn around the neck 12 of a person. A flat plate 13 of the samematerial is fastened to the strip 10 centrally of its length andprojects soinewhat from the convex edge of said strip. This late issecured to the strip 10 by hollow rivets 14. At the lower end oftheplate l3, openings are provided. A length of elastic cord is slippedthru the hollow rivets [14 from the back of the strip m1... front,

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and the ends15 of the elasticcord course" downwardly and enter andpassthru the holes 16 formed inthe lower end of the plate 13. These endswhich pass thru the holes'16 also pass thru holes in an oval ear 17 andafter passing thru the holes of the ear,'are knotted as indicated by thenumeral 18. This 'oval ear is provided with a rela tively'l'arge opening19 which communicates with gvertical slot 20, the latter extendingdownwardly from the opening. In the preferred form of tie frame shown inFigures 2 and 5, the plateand the oval ear and the methodof joining saidmembers, are identical to the'modifiedtype and the same numerals willlbeused to indicate the identical partsfin both'stru'ctures. Thestrip usedin the preferred formis, however, radically 'dlfierent and comprises alongitudinal strip 21 which is slightly curved transversely, in

order to convenientlyfit between the folds of thecollar 11; The endedges of the strip 21 are provided with enlarged corners 22 in whichopen slots 23 are formed. These slots are bounded by the body of thestrip 21 and extensions 24, the latter being supported in order topermit insertion of the necktie ends. Intermediate the length of thestrip 21 and directly above the plate 13, an elongated opening 25 isformed. The purpose for this opening will be more fully hereinafterdescribed.

When forming a four-inhand knot about the preferred type of device, therear end of the necktie is taken andslipped thru the opening 25 from therear. Thus the short length of the tie will extend in front of the plate13 and ear 17, while the remainder or greater portion of the lengthextends from the rear of the mentioned members. This greater lengthextending from the rear is then taken and inserted between theextensions 24 so that the width of the tie will lie in the slot 25. Thetie extending from the slot is then spread across the entire strip 21and inserted in the slot 23 at the opposite end of said strip, thuscovering said entire strip 21 with the exception of the portions 22v and24 thereof. The end of the tie which is then at the rear of the strip21, is folded once or twice around the plate 13 and as the endbeingfolded arrives at the rear of the strip 21, said end is given a twistsodas to pass u wardly over. the central portion of the strip 21 and isthen turned down and is believed requires no description.

encoiiipiissed in the fouf-iiidiaiid knot 26 being" foi'ified. In themodifid'type of device, the four-in-hand knot 27 is formed over theplate 13 in the conventional manner; ang gt e oval ear 17 used in bothforms of iibktie frames, is used in a novelrnannei for the purpose ofsecuring the foiir iii li'and tie and-necktie frame in place between thefolds fgfth when w a ieijdfiztrji in ert the "diiie, the eaf ,17 isrotated to the positibfishbwn by the miner-e128 iii igurz, 4: iii midi;position the slot 20 beec es iii- Yrtd and 'IiQsiiboV. th pening 19. In

this position, theha'd of the oollanbiitton iriiid atfthe'i ds" be'sagagsgnp, extensions i 9&1 said seep adja oent tilQjSlOtSi leases 'teil ii fini se lenf iii ill l o id adjaeent theie longated opening hol ow5 i i t ii'ii e diP at? he s ip a pla iaiin .q nip det it 2W 1Q .o aelastic cord passing thru saidhollow rivets andtlie openings, an sealliatin" openin'gs thei-ein, said elastio cord passing thru the loweropenings on the plate and the openings in the ear thereat being knotted,ear having an additional opening and a slot eominunioating with saidopening, said cord permitting the rotation of said ear to a bno'e'ziledposition behind the plate member, the plate strip p otid ing a :framefoigthe vforming of a idiir-inhand necktie km theieoii, s, e I No 2 Ai'l'e'okti flame 'c'iinijprising. ?still and remnentsrga an eldfiggaedopening in said shipsa'i'd opening extending longitudinally the strip,the ends of-said strip hatliig ti'aii'st'eise 'idt meme, sud slotsbfeiiig olosed, at their ends and open intei'iiidiite their lengthextensions said -sti ip adjaiit the skate, a piste meeting frame-1e sideof said "tiip adjaont the opening, fiv'ts semi" g said plate oh thestrip, 511 Ova-l ear he's-115g as biiniiigthefiii ela'stio coifdseiiiing Sheen's (3551a and pe inittingiotation said eai' to a "ds'ithisbehind and bfi 'sletly :onalg" :b

eai having 3169 cumm neating with the s elling and behind the latter.

Iii testimony anew PAUL A.

